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Prajna Vihar students in their village on the way homeAbout the School
The Prajna Vihar School (literally "Abode of Wisdom") is an inter-religious school for children of poor families in Bodhgaya, Bihar, India. It has Christian, Muslim and Hindu teachers and students from all these religions as well as Buddhists. For years it was funded primarily by people in the Buddhist Insight Meditation community.
The school started in 1990 and currently (2024) has around 650 students. Teaching is in Hindi and apart from teaching the normal curriculum and Ethics and Dance, students are encouraged to see the richness in each of the different religious traditions. There are currently seventeen teachers.The school is managed by a not-for-profit society, called the Prajna Vihar Inter-religious Education Society (PVIRES).
The school relies on donations from the West and this support often fluctuates. To give an idea of school costs, the 2024-25 budget for the school was 3,277,000 Rupees (US$ 39,500 or Euros 36,550 at February 2024 exchange rates). This includes teacher salaries for the principal and fifteen teachers.
Donations are heartfully appreciated.
Contact
School office phone number: +91-9199409016
